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Adolescent Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

About The Brook Hospital - KMI

Since 1985, The Brook Hospitals have been providing quality mental health and addiction treatment services. The Brook Hospitals have two outstanding facilities located in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Brook – KMI is a 110-bed hospital offering a full continuum of inpatient, extended care, residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults.

The Brook Hospitals prides itself upon the fact that our patients are referred directly to us by local professionals and organizations: physicians, psychologists, social workers, employee assistance professionals, community mental health centers, hospitals, schools, courts, social service agencies and managed care organizations.

These direct referrals and our high patient and family satisfaction rates are a reflection of our effectiveness in treating mental illness and addictions.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

The Adolescent Behavioral Health Technician serves as an active member of the clinical staff; maintains a therapeutic relationship with all patients; assists in maintenance of a safe, clean, therapeutic environment; assures patient participation in program activities; and performs technical/patient care duties relative to patient’s health and safety.

Shift: 7:00am to 7:00pm with rotational weekends.

  • 7:00pm to 7:00am with rotational weekends.
  • 3:00pm to 11:00pm with rotational weekends.

Benefits Highlights

  • Retention Bonus Program (up to $3,000 Sign on bonus)
  • Loan Forgiveness Program if offered.
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment.
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off.
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans.
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! · More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024.

UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Education

  • Required: High School Dipolma or GED.
  • Preferred: Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or related field.

Licensure/Certification

Required

  • CPR Certification (or willingness to obtain).
  • Handle with Care - Safe Physical Managemet Certification (or willingness to obtain).

Experience

  • Required: 0 - 1 years of related experience.
  • Preferred: 1 - 3 years of related experience.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Behavioral health supportCrisis interventionTherapeutic environment maintenanceClinical documentationSafety protocolsPatient monitoringCommunication skillsTeam collaborationMental health support

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $57k (middle half $46k–$71k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Kentucky14 active1,307 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 76% no call · 34% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$3k sign-on · loan repaymentUS healthcare professional listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,702 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend+10.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs
5
<$40k
8
$40k-45k
8
$45k-50k
4
$52k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
15%
Loan repayment
5% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$16-$25/hr
#2

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$22-$25/hr
#3

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#4

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+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,308 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retention Bonus Program (up to $3,000 Sign on bonus)
Loan Forgiveness Program if offered
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$276k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.